VMware Horizon 8: Deploy and Manage Course Content
- Horizon Overview: Key features, benefits, and the conceptual "Pod and Block" design.
- Component Roles: Understanding the Connection Server, Unified Access Gateway (UAG), and Horizon Agent.
- vSphere Integration: How Horizon leverages vCenter and ESXi for automated VM lifecycle management.
- Connection Server: Installation, initial configuration, and event database setup.
- Unified Access Gateway (UAG): Deploying and hardening the UAG for secure external access.
- Certificates: Managing SSL/TLS certificates for secure communication across all components.
- Golden Images: Preparing and optimizing Windows and Linux "Master" VMs using the OS Optimization Tool.
- Full Clone Pools: Deploying individual, persistent virtual machines.
- Instant Clone Pools: Using vmFork technology to create desktops rapidly from a running parent VM, significantly reducing storage and management overhead.
- RDS Hosts: Configuring Windows Remote Desktop Session Hosts.
- Farms and Pools: Creating RDSH farms and publishing individual applications or shared desktops.
- Load Balancing: Managing user sessions across multiple servers in a farm.
- Remote Protocols: Comparing Blast Extreme, PCoIP, and RDP.
- Blast Codecs: Choosing the right codec (H.264, HEVC) for different network conditions.
- Client Features: Configuring USB redirection, folder sharing, and multi-monitor support.
- Dynamic Environment Manager (DEM): Managing user profiles, folder redirection, and personalized settings.
- App Volumes: Delivering applications in "real-time" using AppStacks (packages) and providing persistent user data via Writable Volumes.
- Authentication Options: Setting up Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), RADIUS, and Smart Cards.
- True SSO: Enabling seamless login using SAML identity providers like Workspace ONE.
- Role-Based Access (RBAC): Creating custom administrative roles in the Horizon Console.
- Horizon Help Desk Tool: Troubleshooting user session performance and latency.
- Cloud Pod Architecture (CPA): Linking multiple Horizon pods across different geographical sites for global entitlement and disaster recovery.